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Press Releases Coillte and NPWS Expand Use of Drone Technology to Support Faster Fire Detection and Emergency Response as Forest Fire Season Begins. 01/04/2026 Coillte Welcomes the Mid-Term Review of the 2023-2027 National Forestry Programme 10/03/2026 Uachtarán na hÉireann, Catherine Connolly, Launches National Tree Week 2026 with Ceremonial Tree Planting 10/03/2026 EUSTAFOR and Coillte Celebrate &hellip

Activities Come and join us for a unique, exhilarating and fun-filled day out at one of our spectacular 260 recreation sites around Ireland. From remote, off-the-beaten-track treasures like Ards Forest Park in Donegal, to action-packed adventure spots like Lough Key Forest Park in Roscommon, we have somewhere to suit whatever outdoor activity you are looking &hellip

Strategic goal delivered ahead of schedule, highlighting Coillte’s commitment to the protection and enhancement of Ireland’s biodiversity 134,000 hectares across Ireland now prioritised for nature management Coillte publishes new ‘Forests for Nature’ booklet detailing its biodiversity strategy and nature restoration works   Thursday, 4th September 2025: Coillte today announced the early delivery of a significant &hellip

New agreement will promote partnership, collaboration and enhanced co-operation to restore nature Priority areas for action include threatened habitats and species  The first project – ‘Slieve Blooms Nature Project’ – will target conservation measures for the Hen Harrier   National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and Coillte have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) &hellip

This month Coillte Nature were delighted to host a knowledge-sharing visit from Ian McKee and Tim Cockerill of Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) on the topic of peatland restoration. Ian is the FLS Peatland Technical Advisor and Tim is a Peatland Restoration Forester based in North Highland, and between them they have been involved with &hellip

The Coillte Nature team has been busy with the detailed surveying, consultation and planning for the Wild Western Peatlands project. This is an ambitious initiative funded by Coillte and the Department of Forestry, Agriculture and the Marine, which will focus on areas of blanket bog and wet heath across the western seaboard which are currently &hellip